van der Waals force
English
editEtymology
editFrom van der Waals + force. From Dutch van der Waals. from Johannes Diderik van der Waals, who first described them.
Noun
editvan der Waals force (plural van der Waals forces)
- (chemistry, often in the plural) The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles.
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editweak attraction
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